:00:11. > :00:13.Hello and welcome to Tuesday in Parliament,
:00:14. > :00:15.our look at the best of the day
:00:16. > :00:16.in the Commons and the Lords.
:00:17. > :00:20.Controversy as the Governor of the Bank of England says
:00:21. > :00:22.the European Union has added to the dynamism
:00:23. > :00:39.It is speculative and beneath the dignity of the Bank of England to be
:00:40. > :00:43.making speculative comments. I am not going to let that stand.
:00:44. > :00:45.Pleas in the Lords for action against those who dazzle
:00:46. > :00:52.Does the Minister not agree that anything as dangerous as that is
:00:53. > :00:54.something that should not be available for sale?
:00:55. > :00:56.And, on International Women's Day, how have women politicians made
:00:57. > :01:07.At the moment, democracy fails if people cannot hear their voices in
:01:08. > :01:09.Parliament. It is an absolute failure and do women make a
:01:10. > :01:10.difference? Absolutely, they do. But first, "Comments beneath
:01:11. > :01:13.the dignity "of the bank". That was how the Euro-sceptic Tory
:01:14. > :01:16.backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg described remarks about
:01:17. > :01:18.the European Union made by the Governor of the Bank
:01:19. > :01:20.of England, Mark Carney. Before he came to a session
:01:21. > :01:23.of the Commons Treasury Committee, Mr Carney had written a letter
:01:24. > :01:31.to committee members, saying Britain's membership
:01:32. > :01:35.of the EU has reinforced He believed the British economy had
:01:36. > :01:45.grown through its More global banks, more
:01:46. > :01:51.internationally active banks, are headquartered in London than in any
:01:52. > :01:55.other European country. All other European countries combined. That is
:01:56. > :02:00.partly because of the cluster of expertise that is here, but also in
:02:01. > :02:07.many cases, and I have had numerous conversations with CEOs who have
:02:08. > :02:11.firmness, that is because of the ability of this economy can in terms
:02:12. > :02:18.of the activity and being in London... It's the last and it's
:02:19. > :02:23.quick. It comes to the heart of it. This is what I think is giving your
:02:24. > :02:26.reputation and the Bank of England harm. You are coming out with
:02:27. > :02:40.standard statement of the pro-EU group. We have consistently... The
:02:41. > :02:45.statements you make about the dynamism of the economy could just
:02:46. > :02:49.as well referred to the reforms introduced by Margaret thatcher. It
:02:50. > :02:54.is speculative and beneath the dignity of the Bank of England to be
:02:55. > :03:02.making speculative comments. I am not going to make that stand. Let's
:03:03. > :03:13.take this example. I will give a response. Trade growth between the
:03:14. > :03:16.UK and the rest of Europe, that is for so-called gravity models. The
:03:17. > :03:22.weight of trade with your nearest neighbours. And as trade growing
:03:23. > :03:30.more than one would expect, given the proximity of papers? This is
:03:31. > :03:35.other people for macro work of gravity. What we are seeing is
:03:36. > :03:41.detailed in the report. The verve and growth of the UK trade, with the
:03:42. > :03:44.rest of Europe, arguably, not conclusively, because of the single
:03:45. > :03:52.market is greater than one would think. We are going to move on. You
:03:53. > :03:57.may get a chance at the end of the session. It is arguably. And the
:03:58. > :04:08.Bank of England should not be arguing that way. I will just make
:04:09. > :04:12.one last point. Very reasonable. You are going to make it quickly,
:04:13. > :04:17.because we have been on the subject much longer than we thought. The
:04:18. > :04:23.language we have used and in the latter is careful. It's not
:04:24. > :04:33.conclusive, it is arguable. It is likely. There are these long pauses
:04:34. > :04:38.between each word, which... There are these long pauses, which to
:04:39. > :04:44.strike me, actually, as the efforts of somebody who might easily have
:04:45. > :04:49.made a career as a bomb disposal expert. But I am hoping we can move
:04:50. > :04:54.things on a bit faster. Several newspapers have suggested that the
:04:55. > :04:59.Mayor of London joining the Leave campaign affected the value of
:05:00. > :05:08.Stirling. How credible do you think it is to suggest that? Well, I would
:05:09. > :05:19.say this. The combination of having the agreement and, therefore, a date
:05:20. > :05:29.for the referendum, and the tangible evidence of a campaign in favour of
:05:30. > :05:37.leave, with credible politicians as part of that, not represented on
:05:38. > :05:42.this committee, concentrating the winds. The collection concentrates
:05:43. > :05:46.the mind is on this issue. Some had anticipated, and I know that seems a
:05:47. > :05:50.bit odd, that sometimes financial markets ignore an issue until there
:05:51. > :05:52.are focal point for the makeable tangible, but this is what happens.
:05:53. > :05:55.Time and time again. A way to tackle the danger of lasers
:05:56. > :05:59.dazzling airline pilots is being worked on urgently
:06:00. > :06:00.by the Government, it was disclosed
:06:01. > :06:02.in the House of Lords. British pilots have called
:06:03. > :06:05.for lasers to be classed as "offensive weapons"
:06:06. > :06:09.after a number of incidents. In February, a Virgin Atlantic
:06:10. > :06:13.flight to New York had to turn round and return to Heathrow
:06:14. > :06:15.because the co-pilot felt unwell after a laser beam was
:06:16. > :06:18.shone at the cockpit. Air traffic control were told
:06:19. > :06:21.there was a "medical issue" with one of the pilots after the laser hit
:06:22. > :06:26.the flight soon after take-off. And, this month, the crew
:06:27. > :06:28.of an American fighter jet were "disorientated" when a laser
:06:29. > :06:31.was directed at the plane as it When a Labour pier asked
:06:32. > :06:52.a question about lasers, The government is organising a plan
:06:53. > :06:56.to tackle these issues to ensure the safety of consumers and aircraft,
:06:57. > :07:00.including the consideration of legislative options. Some people
:07:01. > :07:05.have been sentenced recently under existing legislation for the missed
:07:06. > :07:11.use of lasers in relation to aircraft. And wonder if she could
:07:12. > :07:15.tell us what it is about these lasers that makes them a legitimate
:07:16. > :07:20.and legal item to be available for sale? Does the Minister not agree
:07:21. > :07:24.that anything that is as dangerous as that, that could bring down
:07:25. > :07:28.aircraft, is something that should not be available for sale, either in
:07:29. > :07:34.the hands of idiots or in the hands of people with malice, who are
:07:35. > :07:41.terrorists? I agree with the noble lord. There are of course many
:07:42. > :07:47.legitimate uses in the professional field, research, construction and
:07:48. > :07:51.consumer products. But our primary concern, as is his, is with laser
:07:52. > :07:55.pointers, where we agree that the need for powerful lasers is
:07:56. > :08:00.questionable and we will take that into account and looking at a
:08:01. > :08:09.legislative option. Is not the problem that the lasers are illegal
:08:10. > :08:13.for sale in this country? They are powerful ones. So the problem is
:08:14. > :08:17.they are bought on the Internet. They are illegal for certain this
:08:18. > :08:23.country. Should we not look at ways of making them illegal to buy?
:08:24. > :08:28.Technology does of course exist to counter laser dazzle and has been in
:08:29. > :08:33.use with the military for some time. I saw a report that Airbus was
:08:34. > :08:40.examining the use of protective film on its windscreens last year. Can
:08:41. > :08:46.she update the house on whether this technology has got to? We are also
:08:47. > :08:58.looking at this technology for exactly the reason the noble lord
:08:59. > :09:04.suggests. The possibility of putting film on aircraft is being progressed
:09:05. > :09:10.by a number of operators. I am surprised that the discussion so far
:09:11. > :09:16.has been limited to aircraft. Is the problem not one that also affects
:09:17. > :09:21.trains and cars etc, so it needs wider Scope. It is only a matter of
:09:22. > :09:24.time before somebody dies. The problem is that the government
:09:25. > :09:28.reacted very positively when the select committee made its report.
:09:29. > :09:33.There is an action plan and nothing has happened. Whilst nothing is
:09:34. > :09:36.happening, we can be sure that everything is happening in the other
:09:37. > :09:42.countries that are manufacturing drones. Can I ask the Minister to
:09:43. > :09:47.try and get some effort into this, because otherwise we will be in a
:09:48. > :09:50.sad situation. I always like a challenge and I will certainly take
:09:51. > :09:58.that challenge back. And it is important in these areas to work
:09:59. > :09:59.with the EU and globally because there are now no boundaries and
:10:00. > :10:04.safety has to go beyond UK. The Government has been
:10:05. > :10:07.challenged over a decision by the security company G4S
:10:08. > :10:09.to sell its Children's Services business, including the contract
:10:10. > :10:11.to manage two secure units, one at the centre
:10:12. > :10:13.of abuse allegations. The centres are at Oakhill
:10:14. > :10:15.in Buckinghamshire, G4S sacked five members
:10:16. > :10:18.of staff at Medway, G4S sacked five members
:10:19. > :10:20.of staff at Medway, following a
:10:21. > :10:22.BBC Panorama investigation. That move comes as a review of
:10:23. > :10:24.youth justice services in England and Wales
:10:25. > :10:26.is being carried out by a former head teacher,
:10:27. > :10:36.Charlie Taylor. We know that many of the young
:10:37. > :10:41.people in secure training centres have serious mental health problems.
:10:42. > :10:47.And they require specialist support. This is certainly the case in
:10:48. > :10:52.Medway. We understand that cheap or less has decided to end a contract
:10:53. > :10:57.there and that another training centre. I was surprised to learn
:10:58. > :11:04.that they are able to sell their contacts to other private companies.
:11:05. > :11:08.-- G4S has decided. They have an appalling record. Isn't the fact
:11:09. > :11:14.they are allowed to sell their contracts rewarding their failure?
:11:15. > :11:18.Absolutely not. It is our responsibility to ensure that
:11:19. > :11:23.children are kept in circumstances which are decent and enable them to
:11:24. > :11:29.have the opportunity to reintegrate. It is at the result of youth Justice
:11:30. > :11:33.board monitoring and the work of my improvement board and as a result of
:11:34. > :11:38.the wider work that Charlie Taylor has taken forward who we are
:11:39. > :11:41.monitoring very carefully the health and welfare of children in all of
:11:42. > :11:45.our secure training centres. And it will be the case that my department
:11:46. > :11:49.will have the ability to scrutinise any organisation that takes over the
:11:50. > :11:56.running of the centres, in order to make sure children are safe. I asked
:11:57. > :12:04.how many find they had received since 2010 and how many times they
:12:05. > :12:07.had breached their contracts. I have yet to receive a letter. I have
:12:08. > :12:13.asked to written questions and still nothing. It beggars belief that this
:12:14. > :12:16.information isn't immediately available to ministers on a contract
:12:17. > :12:22.of this size. There is a question about what internal row is going on
:12:23. > :12:30.within the Department about this information. I can only apologise.
:12:31. > :12:37.She has been perverse and it is an important issue. -- she has been
:12:38. > :12:39.persistent. G4S say they want to remove themselves from the
:12:40. > :12:45.administration of secure training centres for young people. But it is
:12:46. > :12:48.important that they are accountable for how public money is spent on
:12:49. > :12:51.double make sure every flight comes to her as soon as possible.
:12:52. > :12:53.Mr Gove was also tackled over the mental health problems suffered
:12:54. > :12:59.by youngsters and adults in the justice system.
:13:00. > :13:14.Then he consider making mental health and substance nip --
:13:15. > :13:18.misuse... He makes a acute point. Up to 70% of prisoners are, according
:13:19. > :13:23.to academic research, likely to have had a mental health problem often
:13:24. > :13:28.related to drink or drug abuse. So doing everything possible to make
:13:29. > :13:29.sure appropriate therapy and rehabilitation therapy is in all our
:13:30. > :13:39.interests. I have been promised one for my
:13:40. > :13:44.birthday in June. As my right honourable friend says that is a
:13:45. > :13:50.serious subject and substance abuse is even more serious. Is he aware
:13:51. > :13:54.that drones are being used to smuggle in drugs and mobile phones
:13:55. > :14:03.into prisons? If he is aware, what can we do to stop it? Can I first of
:14:04. > :14:08.all say that the fact my honourable friend has a birthday in June, we
:14:09. > :14:13.are looking forward to two significant anniversaries in that
:14:14. > :14:20.month to celebrate. On the point, he makes a very important intervention
:14:21. > :14:26.because even though instances are still rear, there is a real danger
:14:27. > :14:30.that drones can be used to smuggle contraband into prisons. Mobile
:14:31. > :14:35.phones can be used in criminal activity, drugs that can be used in
:14:36. > :14:38.prison in the most unfortunate ways. We have introduced new legislation
:14:39. > :14:40.to land a drawn in prison. You're watching our daily round-up
:14:41. > :14:44.in the Commons and the Lords. Should you have to know
:14:45. > :14:50.about first aid if you're Now, the House of
:14:51. > :14:53.Commons is 29% women, For campaigners for female
:14:54. > :14:58.representation, that ratio's a big But in the Lords, the suggestion
:14:59. > :15:08.was made that the Commons should aim The exchanges were part
:15:09. > :15:13.of Parliament's marking International Women's Day
:15:14. > :15:19.is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the achievements
:15:20. > :15:23.of women in the UK. We now have more female MPs
:15:24. > :15:26.than ever before and more women However, we are not complacent,
:15:27. > :15:32.which is why we are taking steps women, from all backgrounds,
:15:33. > :15:36.to consider politics or public life as potential careers,
:15:37. > :15:40.including setting a clear aspiration that 50% of new public
:15:41. > :15:44.appointments should go to women. I agree with her, progress has been
:15:45. > :15:51.made but it is all very, We need to accelerate
:15:52. > :15:54.the participation of women Would the Minister agree with me
:15:55. > :16:00.that having a gender balance in all our institutions
:16:01. > :16:05.would be using the best of all the talents this
:16:06. > :16:10.country has to offer? To achieve that aim,
:16:11. > :16:13.would she join with me in signing up to the UN theme for
:16:14. > :16:15.International Women's Day, which is Pledge For
:16:16. > :16:23.Parity 50:50 by 2030? And certainly increasing women's
:16:24. > :16:26.political participation is extremely important and helps create
:16:27. > :16:31.female role models. I was struck by her comment
:16:32. > :16:33.in the debate last night, that in 2003 Wales became a world
:16:34. > :16:37.leader as the first democratically elected institution
:16:38. > :16:40.to have 50% women members. I think we all want to
:16:41. > :16:44.follow that example. Does the noble Minister agree
:16:45. > :16:48.with comments made this morning by the Employment Minister Priti
:16:49. > :16:51.Patel, that women who want to leave suffragettes would not have wanted
:16:52. > :17:04.to leave the top table of the EU where they are involved in making
:17:05. > :17:06.laws, like rights for part-time workers and maternity leave
:17:07. > :17:08.which benefited women I thank the noble lady
:17:09. > :17:12.for her question. I think I am not going to speak
:17:13. > :17:15.for the suffragettes It is extremely important
:17:16. > :17:21.that women have a voice. Often they are the voice
:17:22. > :17:25.of rationality. The Commons was also debating
:17:26. > :17:29.International Women's Day. The workplace, whether
:17:30. > :17:32.it is in parliament, the city or other institutions
:17:33. > :17:37.was designed by men for men and has not changed fast enough to retain
:17:38. > :17:42.women, not only in day-to-day positions but in
:17:43. > :17:46.positions of leadership. I remember the turn
:17:47. > :17:52.of the century asking the clerk to the Defence Select
:17:53. > :17:56.Committee what a difference having women on that
:17:57. > :17:58.committee for the first time made. I was not sure what
:17:59. > :18:00.the answer would be. Of course it has made
:18:01. > :18:02.a difference, Fiona! He said, we just used to talk
:18:03. > :18:13.about how big bombs were and now we talk about the
:18:14. > :18:15.families of people. I just know that what would make me
:18:16. > :18:18.brave is knowing that my Women do bring something
:18:19. > :18:23.additional to Parliament. More women of every
:18:24. > :18:31.party standing up for We need more women reporting
:18:32. > :18:39.on national and local politics. We need more women shaping policies
:18:40. > :18:45.in think tanks and universities. Women dominate the lowest
:18:46. > :18:49.paid apprenticeships, making up 83% of health
:18:50. > :18:52.and social care apprentiships Meanwhile, men dominate
:18:53. > :18:56.the highest paid Only 3% of engineering
:18:57. > :19:03.and 2% of construction and 10% of IT
:19:04. > :19:05.apprentiships are women. I do wonder what this world might
:19:06. > :19:09.look like if more women were at the top table,
:19:10. > :19:13.heading up campaigns in the EU A better place for us
:19:14. > :19:22.all, I would suggest. We are all on social media
:19:23. > :19:25.and all of us female parliamentarians
:19:26. > :19:28.must've been trolled at some point. Imagine the response if we women
:19:29. > :19:33.who are targeted by misogynist trolls all supported
:19:34. > :19:35.each other to shout Let's challenge Facebook and Twitter
:19:36. > :19:45.to support women to get online In 2015 a women was
:19:46. > :19:53.murdered in the UK Women murdered by men
:19:54. > :19:57.that they should have been able Women are murdered by their
:19:58. > :20:02.partners, husbands and boyfriends. Also, in some cases,
:20:03. > :20:07.by their fathers, sons and brothers. We wish to give voice to honour
:20:08. > :20:11.the women who have died. I stand to honour every victim
:20:12. > :20:14.and fight to end violence Two women die at the hands
:20:15. > :20:20.of domestic abuse each week On average, a women will
:20:21. > :20:25.be assaulted 35 times The cost to the UK economy
:20:26. > :20:31.is estimated to be ?15.7 Today we need to celebrate
:20:32. > :20:43.achievements of women, to pause and reflect on those areas
:20:44. > :20:47.where statistics like that show As a former teacher,
:20:48. > :20:51.I would urge that we encourage all girls and women
:20:52. > :20:53.to take risks, to be As always, we are only
:20:54. > :21:03.limited by our imagination. Marian Allsop, the first female
:21:04. > :21:05.conductor at the Last Night of the Proms said,
:21:06. > :21:09.she was quite shocked, it could be
:21:10. > :21:11.2013 and there are Mr Speaker, let's hope by this next
:21:12. > :21:22.year a women's place at the highest Delays in getting autism diagnosed
:21:23. > :21:28.in a child means they're often 'locked out' from the services that
:21:29. > :21:31.would help them to cope That was the view of the Labour MP
:21:32. > :21:38.Jo Cox, who led a Westminster Hall She told MPs the waits
:21:39. > :21:43.were often extremely lengthy. Many thousands of people
:21:44. > :21:46.with children up and down the country are waiting
:21:47. > :21:48.for too long for a For children on average the current
:21:49. > :21:59.rate is now over 3.5 years. It is a particular concern that
:22:00. > :22:05.children are having to wait so long Not only does this place tremendous
:22:06. > :22:09.strain on their whole family, it also means many children are not
:22:10. > :22:12.receiving the early intervention which could have a big impact
:22:13. > :22:18.on their formative years. In many cases, children
:22:19. > :22:20.are being locked out of services She spoke about the experience
:22:21. > :22:26.of a man called Chris. After presenting himself
:22:27. > :22:30.to GPs were 20 years. Finally deciding to go private,
:22:31. > :22:35.without the diagnosis and an understanding
:22:36. > :22:40.of his needs and support, he experienced mental
:22:41. > :22:42.health conditions for most including depression, anxiety,
:22:43. > :22:51.OCD and mild Tourette's. He was hospitalised
:22:52. > :22:54.when he was 15 and later We now know the value and importance
:22:55. > :23:04.of early and fast diagnosis and yet our system continues
:23:05. > :23:06.to fail so many children. We are all agreed on a timely
:23:07. > :23:10.diagnosis of autism. Although it can be complex
:23:11. > :23:13.and involve a number of different professionals and agencies,
:23:14. > :23:15.it is clear that that for some To help standardise and improve
:23:16. > :23:26.the care and management of autism, particularly around diagnosis,
:23:27. > :23:28.and to enable health and social care services to support people
:23:29. > :23:31.with autism more effectively, for Health Care Excellence has
:23:32. > :23:38.produced 3 clinical guidelines They suggested there should
:23:39. > :23:42.be a maximum of three months between a referral
:23:43. > :23:44.and a first appointment and the NHS Local areas will continue to be
:23:45. > :23:49.asked to assess their progress First Aid is always a good area
:23:50. > :24:04.to have knowledge of, but does it need to be a requirement
:24:05. > :24:07.of drivers on the road? Will Quince has brought in a Bill
:24:08. > :24:11.under Parliament's 10-minute rule that would make four hours
:24:12. > :24:14.of First Aid training a compulsory part of the process to obtain
:24:15. > :24:16.a UK driving licence. Such an innovation, said Mr Quince,
:24:17. > :24:21.had the potential to save hundreds Through no fault of their own,
:24:22. > :24:29.many people do not feel confident first age in crash and
:24:30. > :24:34.accident situations. A survey for St John Ambulance found
:24:35. > :24:37.59% of people would not feel At the scene of an accident,
:24:38. > :24:44.24% would do nothing until an ambulance
:24:45. > :24:45.arrived or someone who Since 2016 in Germany
:24:46. > :24:57.there is a single first aid course for applicants of all
:24:58. > :24:59.categories of driving license. In the Czech Republic,
:25:00. > :25:06.learners must take obligatory This includes four 45
:25:07. > :25:11.minute first aid lessons. Other countries that require first
:25:12. > :25:17.aid lessons for a driving licence include Austria, Slovenia,
:25:18. > :25:20.Hungary and the Baltic states. Will Quince won the right
:25:21. > :25:23.to take his Bill forward. Without Government support, it's
:25:24. > :25:26.very unlikely to ever become law. Do join me for our next daily
:25:27. > :25:30.round-up. Until then, from me
:25:31. > :25:37.Keith Macdougall, goodbye.